{"id":85182,"date":"2026-07-22T20:24:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T20:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2026\/07\/22\/va-reduces-improper-payments-for-private-health-care-by-98-since-2020\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T20:45:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T20:45:04","slug":"va-reduces-improper-payments-for-private-health-care-by-98-since-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2026\/07\/22\/va-reduces-improper-payments-for-private-health-care-by-98-since-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"VA reduces improper payments for private health care by 98% since 2020, GAO finds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Department of Veterans Affairs has slashed improper payments to private companies that provide medical care to veterans by 98%, reducing the amount from $7.5 billion to $608 million in five years, according to data provided to government auditors by the VA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/assets\/gao-26-107946.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/assets\/gao-26-107946.pdf\">a report released Tuesday<\/a>, Government Accountability Office analysts said that although the VA outlays for the Community Care Program have risen from $9.5 billion in 2020 to $25 billion in 2025, the amount of improper payments have been reduced each year, from 78% of the total in 2020 to 2.4% in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The GAO said improper payments occur when the VA reimburses contractors that manage community care for outdated claims, incorrect reimbursement rates or payment amounts or bills that exceed authorized care. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sometimes, the improper payments may be related to fraud, the GAO added, noting that as recently as February 2026, a home health care company submitted fraudulent claims for community care for $100,000 in services that were never provided. In another case, a provider agreed to pay $3.7 million to resolve charges that it fraudulently billed the VA for services that were not medically necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The VA has worked to reduce improper payments and fraud risks, the GAO noted, by developing and implementing processes for identifying problems and assessing the root causes of improper payments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The department developed and implemented corrective actions to address the issues, the analysts said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The VA has not, however, conducted a fraud-risk assessment that identifies inherent risks, assesses the likelihood of fraud and determines its risk tolerance. GAO auditors recommended the VA create a fraud-risk framework and implement it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhile VA has taken steps to identify and assess fraud risks, these efforts do not meet the key elements of a fraud risk assessment and have not resulted in a comprehensive fraud risk assessment for the program, leaving it vulnerable to fraud,\u201d the report stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VA officials told the GAO that they were able to reduce improper payments in Community Care because they addressed the \u201cbroader system and policy issues,\u201d such as payment processing errors and eligibility problems that followed the development of the nationwide program established in 2018 by the Mission Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VA officials said they would further address any issues that may contribute to improper payments in the next round of contracts for Community Care, which are expected to be awarded this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VA officials concurred with the GAO\u2019s recommendation to create a fraud-risk framework, saying the department would establish oversight during its ongoing reorganization of the Veterans Health Administration, with the effort to be completed by March 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The GAO also looked at improper payments by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to companies that manage Medicare Advantage plans. Analysts found that in 2025, CMS paid roughly $23.7 billion in improper payments, up from $16.3 billion in 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The VA has slashed improper payments to private companies that provide medical care to veterans by 98% in the past five years, the GAO determined.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":111307,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":19,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[100,19],"tags":[8486],"coauthors":[3244],"class_list":["post-85182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news-roundup","category-veterans","tag-va"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"DPW6X6IDEZHC7OEKFEK3RS653M","arc_canonical_url":"\/veterans\/2026\/07\/22\/va-reduces-improper-payments-for-private-health-care-by-98-since-2020\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>VA reduces improper payments for private health care by 98% since 2020, GAO finds - Army Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The VA has slashed improper payments to private companies that provide medical care to veterans by 98% in the past five years, the GAO determined.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"VA reduces improper payments for private health care by 98% since 2020, GAO finds\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The VA has slashed improper payments to private companies that provide medical care to veterans by 98% in the past five years, the GAO determined.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2026\/07\/22\/va-reduces-improper-payments-for-private-health-care-by-98-since-2020\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Army Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-07-22T20:24:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-18T20:45:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Patricia Kime\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Patricia Kime\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\n\t    \"@context\": \"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\n\t    \"@graph\": [\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Article\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/22\\\/va-reduces-improper-payments-for-private-health-care-by-98-since-2020\\\/#article\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/22\\\/va-reduces-improper-payments-for-private-health-care-by-98-since-2020\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"author\": {\n\t                \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"headline\": \"VA reduces improper payments for private health care by 98% since 2020, GAO finds\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2026-07-22T20:24:36+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-18T20:45:04+00:00\",\n\t            \"mainEntityOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/22\\\/va-reduces-improper-payments-for-private-health-care-by-98-since-2020\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"wordCount\": 463,\n\t            \"commentCount\": 0,\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/22\\\/va-reduces-improper-payments-for-private-health-care-by-98-since-2020\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/2025-02-20T173251Z_1111412489_RC2GYCAQ3TRP_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-WORKERS.JPG.jpg\",\n\t            \"keywords\": [\n\t                \"va\"\n\t            ],\n\t            \"articleSection\": [\n\t                \"Daily News Roundup\",\n\t                \"Veterans\"\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"CommentAction\",\n\t                    \"name\": \"Comment\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/22\\\/va-reduces-improper-payments-for-private-health-care-by-98-since-2020\\\/#respond\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/22\\\/va-reduces-improper-payments-for-private-health-care-by-98-since-2020\\\/\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/22\\\/va-reduces-improper-payments-for-private-health-care-by-98-since-2020\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"VA reduces improper payments for private health care by 98% since 2020, GAO finds - Army Times\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/#website\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"primaryImageOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/22\\\/va-reduces-improper-payments-for-private-health-care-by-98-since-2020\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/22\\\/va-reduces-improper-payments-for-private-health-care-by-98-since-2020\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/2025-02-20T173251Z_1111412489_RC2GYCAQ3TRP_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-WORKERS.JPG.jpg\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2026-07-22T20:24:36+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-18T20:45:04+00:00\",\n\t            \"description\": \"The VA has slashed improper payments to private companies that provide medical care to veterans by 98% in the past five years, the GAO determined.\",\n\t            \"breadcrumb\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/22\\\/va-reduces-improper-payments-for-private-health-care-by-98-since-2020\\\/#breadcrumb\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ReadAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/22\\\/va-reduces-improper-payments-for-private-health-care-by-98-since-2020\\\/\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/22\\\/va-reduces-improper-payments-for-private-health-care-by-98-since-2020\\\/#primaryimage\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/2025-02-20T173251Z_1111412489_RC2GYCAQ3TRP_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-WORKERS.JPG.jpg\",\n\t            \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/2025-02-20T173251Z_1111412489_RC2GYCAQ3TRP_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-WORKERS.JPG.jpg\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"BreadcrumbList\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/22\\\/va-reduces-improper-payments-for-private-health-care-by-98-since-2020\\\/#breadcrumb\",\n\t            \"itemListElement\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 1,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Home\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"home\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 2,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Veterans\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/veterans\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"veterans\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 3,\n\t                    \"name\": \"VA reduces improper payments for private health care by 98% since 2020, GAO finds\"\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebSite\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/#website\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Army Times\",\n\t            \"description\": \"Independent News For Soldiers | Army Times\",\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"SearchAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"EntryPoint\",\n\t                        \"urlTemplate\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"\n\t                    },\n\t                    \"query-input\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"PropertyValueSpecification\",\n\t                        \"valueRequired\": true,\n\t                        \"valueName\": \"search_term_string\"\n\t                    }\n\t                }\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/#organization\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Army Times\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/\",\n\t            \"logo\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/army-logo-white.png\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/army-logo-white.png\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"Army Times\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"\n\t            }\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\",\n\t            \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"migration\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/armytimes\\\/author\\\/migration\\\/\"\n\t        }\n\t    ]\n\t}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"VA reduces improper payments for private health care by 98% since 2020, GAO finds - Army Times","description":"The VA has slashed improper payments to private companies that provide medical care to veterans by 98% in the past five years, the GAO determined.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"VA reduces improper payments for private health care by 98% since 2020, GAO finds","og_description":"The VA has slashed improper payments to private companies that provide medical care to veterans by 98% in the past five years, the GAO determined.","og_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2026\/07\/22\/va-reduces-improper-payments-for-private-health-care-by-98-since-2020\/","og_site_name":"Army Times","article_published_time":"2026-07-22T20:24:36+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-08-18T20:45:04+00:00","author":"Patricia Kime","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Patricia Kime","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2026\/07\/22\/va-reduces-improper-payments-for-private-health-care-by-98-since-2020\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2026\/07\/22\/va-reduces-improper-payments-for-private-health-care-by-98-since-2020\/"},"author":{"name":"migration","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1"},"headline":"VA reduces improper payments for private health care by 98% since 2020, GAO finds","datePublished":"2026-07-22T20:24:36+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-18T20:45:04+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2026\/07\/22\/va-reduces-improper-payments-for-private-health-care-by-98-since-2020\/"},"wordCount":463,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2026\/07\/22\/va-reduces-improper-payments-for-private-health-care-by-98-since-2020\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2025-02-20T173251Z_1111412489_RC2GYCAQ3TRP_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-WORKERS.JPG.jpg","keywords":["va"],"articleSection":["Daily News Roundup","Veterans"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2026\/07\/22\/va-reduces-improper-payments-for-private-health-care-by-98-since-2020\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2026\/07\/22\/va-reduces-improper-payments-for-private-health-care-by-98-since-2020\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2026\/07\/22\/va-reduces-improper-payments-for-private-health-care-by-98-since-2020\/","name":"VA reduces improper payments for private health care by 98% since 2020, GAO finds - Army Times","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2026\/07\/22\/va-reduces-improper-payments-for-private-health-care-by-98-since-2020\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2026\/07\/22\/va-reduces-improper-payments-for-private-health-care-by-98-since-2020\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2025-02-20T173251Z_1111412489_RC2GYCAQ3TRP_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-WORKERS.JPG.jpg","datePublished":"2026-07-22T20:24:36+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-18T20:45:04+00:00","description":"The VA has slashed improper payments to private companies that provide medical care to veterans by 98% in the past five years, the GAO determined.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2026\/07\/22\/va-reduces-improper-payments-for-private-health-care-by-98-since-2020\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2026\/07\/22\/va-reduces-improper-payments-for-private-health-care-by-98-since-2020\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2026\/07\/22\/va-reduces-improper-payments-for-private-health-care-by-98-since-2020\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2025-02-20T173251Z_1111412489_RC2GYCAQ3TRP_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-WORKERS.JPG.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2025-02-20T173251Z_1111412489_RC2GYCAQ3TRP_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-WORKERS.JPG.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2026\/07\/22\/va-reduces-improper-payments-for-private-health-care-by-98-since-2020\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/","ad_zone":"home"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Veterans","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/","ad_zone":"veterans"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"VA reduces improper payments for private health care by 98% since 2020, GAO finds"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/#website","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/","name":"Army Times","description":"Independent News For Soldiers | Army Times","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/#organization","name":"Army Times","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/army-logo-white.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/army-logo-white.png","caption":"Army Times"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1","name":"migration","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"migration"},"url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/author\/migration\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Army Times","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes","push-errors":false,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2025-02-20T173251Z_1111412489_RC2GYCAQ3TRP_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-WORKERS.JPG.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85182"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85194,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85182\/revisions\/85194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85182"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=85182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}